Even though both sports are known for intense action and rough characters, boxing and poker aren’t usually combined. This didn’t stop Gus Hansen (known as one of the biggest full tilt poker names)and Danish poker pro Theo Jorgensen from duking it out. Both know as skilled poker players in both the online poker and live tournament circuit, did quite well as shown in the video.

Beyond belief she is extremely beautiful, but don’t let her super model looks fool you! She also has an incredible mind and it shows most impressively when she talks Boxing! In this new video, Jonathan Shrager for Dog House Boxing (as well as MaxBoxing.com and SecondsOut.com) talks with the talented Michelle Joy Phelps of Behind The Gloves regarding her ascension within the ranks of boxing media...

J. R. Jowett reporting from ringside: The third of promoter Joe Hand Sr. & Jr.’s fine pro-am cards added key sponsorship from Parx Casino but took place at the usual venue, South Philly’s 2300 Arena, on 11/25/14. A good crowd nearly filled the venue for matchmaker Will Ruiz’ bouts. Everything went well until the main event, which had a rather abrupt ending. The fans didn’t seem to mind, though. The main event after a good undercard was a six between Derrick Webster...

World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said Thursday he would sell his mansion in one of the Philippine capital’s swankiest areas after his neighbours complained of his visitors wearing shabby clothing. Pacquiao told AFP that as a "man of the masses", he is not finicky with his visitors, even if they are wearing "just shorts and slippers"...

In this new video Q&A, Jonathan Shrager for Dog House Boxing (and MaxBoxing, SecondsOut.com) speaks to Tony Simms. In this exclusive, Simms regarding his Olympic gold medallist trainee Anthony Joshua, says: "Anthony Joshua is the next big thing coming out of UK."...

By John J. Raspanti: In boxing, as in life, all fighters may one day compete with someone of equal or even more ability. On November 29 at the Horseshoe Casino, in Hammond, Ind., undefeated super middleweight prospect Mike Jimenez will meet such an opponent when he squares off against once-beaten Sena Agbecko. Jimenez, 27, has been boxing professionally for only four years. He’s risen steadily, mixing a fan-friendly style with an entertaining personality...

Our guy Radio Rahim (MaxBoxing / Dog House Boxing/ SecondsOut.com) has been working hard in Macao, China to get the best video footage anywhere for the upcoming battle that pits Manny Pacquiao against Chris Algieri. In this video, at the 1:30 mark, Pacquiao gives a shout out to Radio Rahim and MaxBoxing.com (Yeah, we are proud of that)... but the video itself is amazing as it is uncut and shows you just what kind of amazing shape the Pacman is in...

By Allan Scotto: Happy Wednesday fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing-related issue you would like to comment on. We welcome and appreciate your participation, so take a minute; scroll down and leave your comment below. Now on to today’s question(s).... Well, it’s here! This Saturday night in one of the most talked about fights of the year, for many reasons, Chris A

Compiled by Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to “Ask Gerry Cooney,” where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related question you’d like. Your questions for Gerry’s review will be featured at Maxboxing.com every week. Each week, Gerry will answer as many of your questions as he can on the Sirius XM radio show “Friday Night at The Fights,” which Gerry co-hosts with Randy “The Commish” Gordon, former Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission...

By John J. Raspanti: It would be easy to write that Sergey Kovalev’s dominating victory over Bernard Hopkins was perpetuated by Hopkins suddenly getting old during the fight. Easy, but not exactly accurate. First off, Hopkins IS old. He’s two months shy of his fiftieth birthday, but what Kovalev did last Saturday night in Atlantic City, NJ, was something no other fighter in recent memory had been able to accomplish. He made Hopkins fight like an old man...

By Derek Bonnett: Bernard Hopkins lost and he lost badly. However, losing badly two months shy of fifty years of age is still pretty good. Especially when the lopsided unanimous decision scores came against, the new SecondsOut number one rated light heavyweight in the world, Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, who is not exactly used to hearing the judges final tallies in his fights. I expected Kovalev to finish Bernard to the body, but the end result confirmed two things. I was right about the victor

By Allan Scotto: Happy Wednesday fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing-related issue you would like to comment on. We welcome and appreciate your participation, so take a minute; scroll down and leave your comment. Now on to today’s question(s)...

By Derek Bonnett: After looking forward to this week’s Showtime triple header at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, USA (a card I considered flying out to from Connecticut to attend), I was left with both feelings of disappointment and great relief. Disappointed that the favored fighters failed to put forth division shaping performances, but relieved I did not spring the few hundred dollars it would have likely cost me to book a flight and hotel. Both Andrezj Fonfara and Tomoki Kameda put forth

Percy Dockery: On November 1, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill, hometown favorite Andrzej “The Polish Prince” Fonfara (25-3, 15 KOs) will face Doudou Ngumba (33-5, 12 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight contest. Fonfara, originally from Warsaw, Poland, is a coming off a competitive title fight against the feared and very powerful WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson. Fonfara got off the canvas twice in that bout to return the favor to...

By John J. Raspanti: Forty years ago, many said the fight between undisputed heavyweight champion of the world George Foreman and former titleholder Muhammad Ali was a mismatch. A few weeks before the bout took place on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire, ABC sports broadcaster Howard Cosell spoke of the match in hushed tones, suggesting Ali was engaging in his "Last Supper". “The time may have come to say goodbye to Muhammad Ali, because very honestly, I don’t think he can beat George F

By David Tyler: Sometime in the year 1019 BC on a warm night in the Valley of Elah, boxing’s first major upset occurred. A young middleweight fighter named David decided he had heard enough boasting from a large heavyweight named Goliath. David also knew that in the unlikely event that he were to win this bout, it would be his signature victory that would carry him to greater rewards in sports and politics. As we all know, David scored a one punch knockout of the much feared Goliath. David had

On October 18 at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA, WBA world super feather champion Donaire will face the dangerous Nicholas Walters who’s knocked out 20 of his 24 opponents. Put your money on your pick using the best sports betting app.

By Allan Scotto: When Joe DeGuardia, the President and CEO of Star Boxing signed Chris Algieri to meet Ruslan Providnikov in the ring at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York on June 14th, 2014, many people wondered what Algieri had done to make DeGuardia so angry. Algieri was relatively unknown, and most people gave him absolutely no chance to beat Providnikov, known as “The Siberian Rocky.”...

By Allan Scotto: Happy Wednesday fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing-related issue you would like to comment on. We welcome and appreciate your participation, so take a minute; and leave your comment. Now on to today’s question(s): It is being reported that Deontay Wilder turned down 2 million dollars to fight Bermane Stirvene. If that is in fact true, why do you...

By Derek Bonnett: Jermain Taylor and Cornelius Bundrage are once again world champions. There, I said it. I wish I would have said it last week, but at that time the very notion of Jermain Taylor and Cornelius Bundrage regaining their former world titles seemed highly unthinkable. In Taylor’s case, the notion seemed laughable to me. Group that with boxing’s persistence to prove itself the “Theater of the Unexpected” and the fact that I haven’t been able to pick a boxing match to save my life...

By John J. Raspanti: He’s not well known, even in his chosen profession. His professional boxing record (9-4-2, 3 KOs) appears, at least on the surface, to be mediocre. But looks can be deceiving. Michael Ruiz Jr. began his career with a bang. He won his first eight bouts in succeRuiz Jr. fights his opponent and the judgesssion. In 2010, super middleweight champion Andre Ward’s promoter, the late Dan Goossen, signed the then 21-year-old Ruiz Jr. to an exclusive promotional contract..

No excuses! Ruslan Provodnikov is a fighter who backs down from no one and in his quest to show he is the best, he wants Golden Boy and Top Rank fighters to stop ducking him and prove their worthiness. In this new video interview conducted by Radio Rahim, it’s Ruslan Provodnikov in-depth! From a small town in Russia to the big global boxing stage, this Q&A covers it all. Plus tons of training footage is included within the video interview...

By Derek Bonnett: Aside from the ring action which transpired inside of the squared circles around the world, there was a small buzz on-line concerning professional leather throwing on the international scene in a historical frame of reference. That’s right, the list of candidates for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame was released and, thus, generated some mild conversation as far as who was or was not deserving from the modern era. To my surprise, fans were rather harsh in